JerodR - I have to agree that Cyborg does look like she has lost some muscle. Looks to me like either it is because of a lack or steroids in the system, or Cybor is actually changing her training to go down in weight. She can stay in Invicta for a while and dominate a few people. Then say she can make 135lbs to make the move to the UFC. That is actually pretty damn smart if that is the case, and as long as she keeps winning. This increases her value and gives her time to drop weight slowly.

If she can win 2 or 3 in Invicta while slowly getting smaller and better at cutting, she can make a lot more money. Just like Nick Diaz did.

Anybody who has never cut weight and is saying she should just cut the extra 10 lbs is reinforcing the divide between experience and inexperienced

really? so its normal to be on weight 24 hours before the weighin? dont you cut a significant amount the night and day prior to the weighins? also, are you saying its impossible to lose muscle?

No, kid. What I am saying is that its already hard enough for her to cut to 145. Cutting weight isnt easy. Its definitely not as easy as sitting at a computer and judging whether or not somebody else can do it. I've seen guys cry at having to cut an extra .5 lb when their scale was off and they thought they had made weight. I highly doubt that she is actually at 145lbs the day before weigh ins. Perhaps they meant she was on track to make weight. She may be able to make 135 someday, and i hope she does because I;d like to see her fight RR. My point is that 10lbs isnt an easy cut when you're already at the lowest weight you can make.

Also, its VERY hard to lose muscle. If you're artificially inflated from using creatine or something and your muscles are full of water then you might lose mass, but muscle doesnt just disappear because you want to fight at a lower weight class.

Anybody who has never cut weight and is saying she should just cut the extra 10 lbs is reinforcing the divide between experience and inexperienced

really? so its normal to be on weight 24 hours before the weighin? dont you cut a significant amount the night and day prior to the weighins? also, are you saying its impossible to lose muscle?

No, kid. What I am saying is that its already hard enough for her to cut to 145. Cutting weight isnt easy. Its definitely not as easy as sitting at a computer and judging whether or not somebody else can do it. I've seen guys cry at having to cut an extra .5 lb when their scale was off and they thought they had made weight. I highly doubt that she is actually at 145lbs the day before weigh ins. Perhaps they meant she was on track to make weight. She may be able to make 135 someday, and i hope she does because I;d like to see her fight RR. My point is that 10lbs isnt an easy cut when you're already at the lowest weight you can make.

Also, its VERY hard to lose muscle. If you're artificially inflated from using creatine or something and your muscles are full of water then you might lose mass, but muscle doesnt just disappear because you want to fight at a lower weight class.

noon said cutting is easy. of course its not easy, the question is, is it physical possible to do without jeopardizing her health.

she posted this herself from her twitter. she weighed 145.7. there is no way they say she is on "track" to make 145.7 - that makes no sense. unless she has a time machine you are WRONG.

what you are saying doesnt really make a whole lot of sense. you are basically saying, hey, if its impossible to make 135, then its impossible to make 135...well, duh...the question is, is it impossible for HER to make 135? and its NOT hard to los muscle..look at those hollywood stars that go from 200+ buff to 120 lbs. they are much taller and have much larger bone structure than cyborg. yes, its not healthy for them to go down to 120, but cyborg doesnt even have to lose muscle to 135, she basically has to lose muscle so shes walking at 145-150, which, of course, is possble to do while healthy

Hollywood stars arent gaining 100% muscle, they're juicing. Its easy to lose weight when you juice, you just stop juicing. Cyborg was roiding, which was why it was hard for her to make weight and why she missed weight a couple times. She stopped juicing. She may have been at 145.7 and if so then its probably because she aint on the shit anymore. Also, I have seen several well known MMA fighters completely BS the media about their weight. I've seen guys tell the press that they're already on weight and then sat right next to them in the sauna while they had another 5 lbs to cut. Cyborg may be fudging the truth to hide a tougher weight cut.

In any case, you can cut water, you can stop taking weight gainers, but you cant cut muscle.

Hollywood stars arent gaining 100% muscle, they're juicing. Its easy to lose weight when you juice, you just stop juicing. Cyborg was roiding, which was why it was hard for her to make weight and why she missed weight a couple times. She stopped juicing. She may have been at 145.7 and if so then its probably because she aint on the shit anymore. Also, I have seen several well known MMA fighters completely BS the media about their weight. I've seen guys tell the press that they're already on weight and then sat right next to them in the sauna while they had another 5 lbs to cut. Cyborg may be fudging the truth to hide a tougher weight cut.

In any case, you can cut water, you can stop taking weight gainers, but you cant cut muscle.

Cyborg is known for being a hard worker in the gym. I wouldn't be surprised if the ease with which she appears to be making 145 was simply a result of being off the gear and continuing to train her ass off. Putting in long hours of mma training is just not conducive to maintaining a large amount of muscle mass for a woman. Her last fight where she tested positive she came in I believe 7-8 lbs over weight. I would not be surprised to see a progressively less muscular cyborg for her next few fights. 135 lbs may be a hard cut for her right now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see her do it in a fight or two. She has always competed with a significant size and strength advantage over her opponents. Will be interesting to see if that continues to be the case. Seeing her in competitive fights will definitely be more entertaining.

Billytk - She needs to ignore dana and the haters and just get into the best shape she can (like she was in Strikeforce) and keep destroying people eventually even the UFC nuthuggers will have to admit hat rousey is terrified and ducking her

Wrong. UFC has a weight class of 135, tried to hire her a nutritionist in Dulce to help her cut properly which she refused, and SHE CHOSE TO LEAVE the org after that. If anyone is ducking its her, why the fuck would anyone w a brain think that Ronda is somehow ducking a person who left the org? And I don't care if you are a Ronda fan or not, that is just idiotic.

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